Love Contemporary YA?

Then get thee to Stacked, where Kelly thoughtfully and insightfully points out awesome and effective ways to share these titles with other readers.

We have so many Contemps on our readergirlz list--browse the archives for our features with author interviews, soundtracks, discussion questions and more! And check out The Contemps, too, where 21 authors who write realistic teen fiction chat and share and talk shop. This week's hot topic: religion in YA lit.

Enjoy, and spread the love!

Have you checked out The Contemps yet?!

Our own divas Melissa Walker and Micol Ostow are two of twenty-one authors Embracing the Real in contemporary YA lit at The Contemps, a fantastic new group author site celebrating the real, the gritty, and the wonderful in YA.

Their mission is simple:

We are passionate about realistic fiction because these are the books that remind us we're not alone in this real world. Our mission is simple - to spotlight contemporary fiction for young adults through blog posts, author events, and (over)sharing from our teen years.

Here is the full list of authors - lots of names you know, and names you want to know:

April Henry

Brent Crawford

Courtney Summers

Daisy Whitney

Denise Jaden

Elizabeth Scott

Emily Wing Smith

Hannah Harrington

Jo Knowles

Kirsten Hubbard

Kody Keplinger

Kristen Tracy

Lindsey Leavitt

Lisa Schroeder

Melissa Walker

Michael Northrop

Micol Ostow

Mindi Scott

Sara Bennett Wealer

Sarah Darer Littman

Sarah Ockler

Check out their challenge, going on NOW through November 15th: read 18 of their 21 books, and you can win all 21! All the deets are at http://www.thecontemps.com/. Congrats to writers passionate about YA!